Germany
Population in Germany
Population in Germany: 69.9 million people in 1950 and 84.6 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 84.6 million people
- Since 1950
- +14.7 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 19 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 70.9 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 70.9 million people in 2100, between 43.3 million people and 111 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 84.6 million people in 2023, the lowest 69.8 million people in 1951.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 18 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 84.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 83.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 83.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 83.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 83.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 83.1 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 82.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 82.1 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 81.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 81 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 80.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 80.9 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 80.8 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 80.9 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 81.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 81.3 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 81.7 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 82.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 82.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 82.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 82.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 81.9 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 81.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 81.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 82 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 82.4 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 82.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 82 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 81.8 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 81.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 80.9 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 80.3 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 79.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 79 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 78.4 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 78.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 77.9 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 77.9 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 78 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 78.2 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 78.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 78.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 78.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 78.2 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 78.1 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 78.2 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 78.4 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 78.7 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 79 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 79 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 78.7 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 78.4 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 78.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 77.9 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 77.3 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 77 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 76.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 76 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 75.3 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 74.7 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 74 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 73.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 72.8 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 72.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 71.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 71.1 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 70.6 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 70.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 70.1 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 69.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 69.8 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 69.8 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 69.9 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 70.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 70.9 million | – |
| 1947 | 71.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 71.2 million | – |
| 1945 | 71.4 million | – |
| 1944 | 71.5 million | – |
| 1943 | 71.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 71.8 million | – |
| 1941 | 71.9 million | – |
| 1940 | 71.7 million | – |
| 1939 | 71.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 71.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 70.6 million | – |
| 1936 | 70.1 million | – |
| 1935 | 69.6 million | – |
| 1934 | 69.2 million | – |
| 1933 | 68.7 million | – |
| 1932 | 68.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 67.7 million | – |
| 1930 | 67.3 million | – |
| 1929 | 66.8 million | – |
| 1928 | 66.3 million | – |
| 1927 | 65.9 million | – |
| 1926 | 65.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 65 million | – |
| 1924 | 64.6 million | – |
| 1923 | 64.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 63.7 million | – |
| 1921 | 63.5 million | – |
| 1920 | 63.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 63.2 million | – |
| 1918 | 63.3 million | – |
| 1917 | 63.5 million | – |
| 1916 | 63.7 million | – |
| 1915 | 63.9 million | – |
| 1914 | 64 million | – |
| 1913 | 64.2 million | – |
| 1912 | 64.4 million | – |
| 1911 | 64.3 million | – |
| 1910 | 64.1 million | – |
| 1909 | 63.6 million | – |
| 1908 | 62.8 million | – |
| 1907 | 61.9 million | – |
| 1906 | 61 million | – |
| 1905 | 60.1 million | – |
| 1904 | 59.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 58.3 million | – |
| 1902 | 57.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 56.6 million | – |
| 1900 | 55.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 55 million | – |
| 1898 | 54.2 million | – |
| 1897 | 53.5 million | – |
| 1896 | 52.7 million | – |
| 1895 | 52 million | – |
| 1894 | 51.3 million | – |
| 1893 | 50.6 million | – |
| 1892 | 49.9 million | – |
| 1891 | 49.3 million | – |
| 1890 | 48.7 million | – |
| 1889 | 48.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 47.6 million | – |
| 1887 | 47.2 million | – |
| 1886 | 46.7 million | – |
| 1885 | 46.3 million | – |
| 1884 | 45.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 45.4 million | – |
| 1882 | 45 million | – |
| 1881 | 44.6 million | – |
| 1880 | 44.1 million | – |
| 1879 | 43.7 million | – |
| 1878 | 43.2 million | – |
| 1877 | 42.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 42.3 million | – |
| 1875 | 41.8 million | – |
| 1874 | 41.4 million | – |
| 1873 | 40.9 million | – |
| 1872 | 40.5 million | – |
| 1871 | 40.1 million | – |
| 1870 | 39.7 million | – |
| 1869 | 39.3 million | – |
| 1868 | 38.9 million | – |
| 1867 | 38.6 million | – |
| 1866 | 38.2 million | – |
| 1865 | 37.9 million | – |
| 1864 | 37.6 million | – |
| 1863 | 37.2 million | – |
| 1862 | 36.9 million | – |
| 1861 | 36.6 million | – |
| 1860 | 36.3 million | – |
| 1859 | 36 million | – |
| 1858 | 35.7 million | – |
| 1857 | 35.5 million | – |
| 1856 | 35.2 million | – |
| 1855 | 35 million | – |
| 1854 | 34.7 million | – |
| 1853 | 34.5 million | – |
| 1852 | 34.2 million | – |
| 1851 | 34 million | – |
| 1850 | 33.7 million | – |
| 1849 | 33.5 million | – |
| 1848 | 33.2 million | – |
| 1847 | 32.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 32.7 million | – |
| 1845 | 32.4 million | – |
| 1844 | 32.2 million | – |
| 1843 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1842 | 31.6 million | – |
| 1841 | 31.4 million | – |
| 1840 | 31.1 million | – |
| 1839 | 30.8 million | – |
| 1838 | 30.5 million | – |
| 1837 | 30.2 million | – |
| 1836 | 29.9 million | – |
| 1835 | 29.6 million | – |
| 1834 | 29.2 million | – |
| 1833 | 28.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 28.6 million | – |
| 1831 | 28.3 million | – |
| 1830 | 28 million | – |
| 1829 | 27.7 million | – |
| 1828 | 27.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 27.1 million | – |
| 1826 | 26.8 million | – |
| 1825 | 26.4 million | – |
| 1824 | 26.1 million | – |
| 1823 | 25.8 million | – |
| 1822 | 25.5 million | – |
| 1821 | 25.2 million | – |
| 1820 | 24.8 million | – |
| 1819 | 24.5 million | – |
| 1818 | 24.1 million | – |
| 1817 | 23.7 million | – |
| 1816 | 23.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 23 million | – |
| 1814 | 22.6 million | – |
| 1813 | 22.2 million | – |
| 1812 | 21.9 million | – |
| 1811 | 21.5 million | – |
| 1810 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1809 | 20.8 million | – |
| 1808 | 20.5 million | – |
| 1807 | 20.2 million | – |
| 1806 | 19.8 million | – |
| 1805 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1804 | 19.2 million | – |
| 1803 | 18.9 million | – |
| 1802 | 18.6 million | – |
| 1801 | 18.3 million | – |
| 1800 | 18 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.6 million84.3 million–84.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 84.1 million83.3 million–85.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 83.6 million82.4 million–85.6 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 83.4 million81.7 million–85.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 83.2 million81.1 million–86 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 83 million80.5 million–86.1 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 82.8 million79.9 million–86.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 82.6 million79.4 million–86.5 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 82.3 million78.8 million–86.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 82.1 million78.1 million–87 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 81.9 million77.5 million–87.2 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 81.7 million76.9 million–87.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 81.4 million76.4 million–87.4 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 81.2 million75.7 million–87.5 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 81 million75.1 million–87.7 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 80.8 million74.4 million–87.9 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 80.6 million73.9 million–88.1 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 80.4 million73.4 million–88.2 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 80.2 million72.9 million–88.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 79.9 million72.3 million–88.8 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 79.7 million71.6 million–89.1 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 79.5 million71.1 million–89.3 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 79.3 million70.6 million–89.5 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 79 million70.1 million–89.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 78.8 million69.6 million–89.7 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 78.5 million68.8 million–89.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 78.3 million68.1 million–90.1 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 78.1 million67.7 million–90.2 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 77.8 million67.1 million–90.3 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 77.5 million66.4 million–90.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 77.3 million65.9 million–90.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 77 million65.3 million–91.2 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 76.7 million64.7 million–91.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 76.4 million64.1 million–91.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 76.1 million63.6 million–91.7 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 75.9 million62.9 million–91.9 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 75.6 million62.4 million–92.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 75.4 million61.8 million–92.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 75.1 million61.2 million–92.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 74.9 million60.7 million–92.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 74.7 million60.1 million–92.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 74.5 million59.6 million–93 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 74.3 million59.1 million–93.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 74.1 million58.6 million–93.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 73.9 million57.9 million–94.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 73.8 million57.2 million–94.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 73.6 million56.7 million–94.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 73.5 million56.3 million–95.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 73.3 million55.7 million–95.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 73.1 million55.3 million–96.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 73 million54.7 million–96.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 72.8 million54.2 million–97.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 72.7 million53.8 million–97.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 72.5 million53.3 million–97.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 72.4 million52.7 million–98.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 72.2 million52.3 million–99 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 72.1 million51.8 million–99.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 72 million51.1 million–100 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 71.9 million50.6 million–101 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 71.8 million50.3 million–101 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 71.7 million49.9 million–101 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 71.6 million49.4 million–102 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 71.5 million48.9 million–102 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 71.4 million48.3 million–102 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 71.3 million47.8 million–103 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 71.3 million47.3 million–103 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 71.2 million46.9 million–104 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 71.2 million46.4 million–104 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 71.1 million45.9 million–105 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 71.1 million45.7 million–105 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 71.1 million45.5 million–106 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 71.1 million45.2 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 71 million44.8 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 71 million44.5 million–108 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 71 million44.2 million–109 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 70.9 million43.7 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 70.9 million43.3 million–111 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$107B in 2025
- Military spending per person$1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel183,000 people in 2020
- National power1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1.7 billion TIV in 2025
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